Today is the first day of the 2013 dry season and according to the weather bureau it follows on from an average wet season.

There was a slow start to the wet for the north and in the end the northern and north-east Kimberley did end up with a little less than usual, as did the western Gascoyne.

Patrick Ward from the Bureau of Meteorology says there's unlikely to be some winter rain.

"Our three month outlook from May to July does indicate a wetter season than usual for the Kimberley, around a 60 to 70 per cent chance of above normal behaviour but you do need to factor in that normal conditions are very, very dry so it will take a lot to get above that three month average."

He says it doesn't look the Gascoyne will get much relief either.

"Pretty much a 50-50 chance at this stage so that just means that with ocean conditions as they are now it's not really leaning one way or the other."

In the Kimberley, Mouth Elizabeth popped a little above their average with 1,035mm recorded for the season.

Yarrie station in the East Pilbara fared very well, with 725mm since December more than doubling its 300mm average.

Michael Percy from Yalleen station, near Pannawonica in the west Pilbara, had 279mm which he says is an improvement on last year.

"We've got a bit of feed in front of us, it's all dried off but the cattle are in good shape and you'd probably classify it as about an average season if there is such a thing."

The Gascoyne has been dry with Wooramel station on the coast not recording any falls while Glenburgh station, about 250km inland, only picked up 47mm.

Rhonda Steel from Glenburgh says everything is pretty dry.

"At this stage it's not looking too good, it'll sort of depend on what happens with a bit of winter rain in June/ July, if nothing happens there then we'll be in serious trouble.